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MOORAGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does moorage mean? 

MOORAGE (noun)
  The noun MOORAGE has 3 senses:

1. a fee for mooringplay

2. a place where a craft can be made fastplay

3. the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropesplay

  Familiarity information: MOORAGE used as a noun is uncommon.


 Dictionary entry details 


MOORAGE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A fee for mooring

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("moorage" is a kind of...):

fee (a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A place where a craft can be made fast

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

berth; moorage; mooring; slip

Hypernyms ("moorage" is a kind of...):

anchorage; anchorage ground (place for vessels to anchor)


Sense 3

Meaning:

The act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

dockage; docking; moorage; tying up

Hypernyms ("moorage" is a kind of...):

arrival (the act of arriving at a certain place)

Derivation:

moor (secure with cables or ropes)


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